France becomes first EU nation to ban social media for children under 15

France has become the first country in the European Union to ban children under 15 from using social media after lawmakers approved sweeping legislation requiring platforms to block young users through age-verification systems, citing growing concerns over children's mental health and online safety. "I had committed to it, and now it’s been voted on: social media will be banned for those under 15 starting back-to-school," French President Emmanuel Macron said in a Tuesday X post . "Thanks to the